Self-registering canceling-stamp



A. C. SHERMAN. SELF RBGISTERING GAMBLING STAMP.

No. 4421,624. Patented Fe 18, 17

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(UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ADRIAN C. SHERMAN, OF ROSSVILLE, KANSAS.

SELF-REGISTERING CANCELING-STAMP.

SPECIFICATIONforming part of Letters Patent No. 421,624, dated February18, 1890.

` Application filed October 14, 1889. Serial No. 326,921. (No model.)

T0 all whom t may con/cern,.-

Be it known that I, ADRIAN C. SHERMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rossville, in the county of Shawnee and State of Kansas,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Self-RegisteringCanceling-Stamps; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to certain improvements in self-registeringcancelingstamps, which will be hereinafter more particularly describedand pointed out.

In the drawings herewith accompanying and forming part of thisspeciiicatiomFigure 1 is a view of one side of a stamp, showing theopening for viewing the numbers. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical sectionof Fig. 1 on line x on Fig. 1. Figs. 3, 4, 5, and 6 are details 'ofconstruction, which-will be hereinafter explained.

A is a handleor case, turned of wood or other suitable material and madeof two pieces iitted together and having one face a truncated, so as topresent a iiat surface, in which is an opening B, beveled outwardly, sothat the opening can be easily seen for the purpose of viewing thenumbers on the registering-disks b b', which are shown in full in Fig. 3and partially in Fin'. l. rlhe other part A of handle A iscut off with asquare joggle a', and in the severed part A is formed a recess a,whichpiece is secured to the handie A by a screw e. The main part of thehandle A has also in it a rectangular recess a". These two recessescorrespond with each other and form a chamber for the reception of theworking machinery, which is constructed as follows: Two rectangularmetallic plates cc of the size of the chamber above described aresecured togetherby four corner standardsand screws, leaving between thema suiiicient space for the wheels and other operative parts.

Fig. 3 represents one side of the register, and Fig. 4 represents theopposite side thereof. Fig. 5 shows the inside of the plate c, and 5oFig. 6 shows the inside of plate c.

Between these plates c cthere' are two ratchet-wheels ff', whose axlesare centered in the two plates. f

D is a sliding bar having a rectangular slot cl of suflicient width toinclose the hubs f f of the ratchet-wheels and long enough to permit thehubs to slide to and fro a certain distance.

On one edge of the slide D is a spring pushing-pawl d, which engages theteeth of the ratchet f.

g is a retaining-pand (controlled by a spring, not shown in thedrawings) for ratchet-wheel f, and g isa pawl (controlled by aretainingspring g) for holding the ratchet-wheel f. A pin h projectsfrom the face of the slideD and passes through along slot h in the platec', and a spring t', Fig. 4L, is so placed that the pin is carriedupwardly whenever the force which had pressed the plate down is removed.The upper end of plateD has a shank D', with a knob E thereon, which isconvenient either for the thumb, finger, or palm of the'handl t0 pressupon for the purpose of forcing the plate downwardly.

On the ratchet-wheel f is a projecting iinger j (shown in full in Fig. 6and its end only seen in Fig. 5) between the wheels. The function ofthis linger is to revolve the ratch et-wheel f the distance of one toothwhenever in the revolution of wheel f the lfinger is forced against atooth of wheel f The circumference of the wheel f may be divided into asmany teeth as convenient and the wheel f into a corresponding number,and disks b b are divided into a like number 0f sections also. I haveselected and shown sixteen as a convenient number. Vhenever the wheel fhas been carried around once, by forcing downwardly the slide D andpushing pawl d sixteen times the finger j will move wheel f one notchand register the ligure 16 on the dial h by bringing that number intothe opening B. The second revolution of f will in a similar manner bringthe number 32 on dial b into the opening B, and the third revolutionwill bring the next number, 48, and so on until wheel f shall have beenrevolved sixteen times, when the number on dial b will show 240, as thenumber on IOC dial b increases regularly by the addition of the wholenumber on dial b whatever series of numbers may be employed. Wheneverthe whole number shall have been exhausted, the wheelf can be turnedaround by means of the knob F until the blank space comes to the openingand the wheel f is also set as in the beginning.

The stem D, instead of projecting above the slide D and through the topof the handle, can be made at the bottom of the slide D, as shown indotted lines in Figs. 1 and 5, and carried to the lower end of thehandle or case, and the stamp G can be fastened to it, so that wheneverthe stamp is applied it will itself operate the registering-wheels whenthe handle is forced down by pressure of the hand. 'When the stem Dextends below, the arrangement of the pushing-pawl d', the tworatchet-wheels, and their numbered disks will of course be reversed fromwhat they are shown.

I claim- The combination of the ratchet-wheel f, having on one side ofit a projecting ingerj and on its opposite side a dial-plate Z1, with aseries of numbers, the ratchet-wheel f', having on`one side a dial-plateb', with numbers to correspond with the dial-plate b, thespringcontrolled slide D,having a pushing-pawl d', the retainingspring-controlled pawls g g', the pin h in the slot 7L', and spring t',all within the single handle and constructed substantially as and forthe purpose described.

In testimony whereof I aiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ADRIAN C. SHERMAN.

Witnesses:

C. A. ULLnRicK, S. H. MILEs.

